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Godfall is about a god-like being falling out of the sky, so I'd say it hits the nail on the head.
Funny enough, this was a book that I took forever to generate the title. When the answer finally came, I about kicked myself that such an obvious one had been there all along.
What's in a name?
There's a thing that a lot of writers do where they use the meaning/etymology of a name to reinforce a character's personality traits. To me, that's a bit on the nose.
I think more about how a name sounds. How it feels. There's a military head in Godfall named Conover, and I chose that because it has the hard initial C, but also is unassuming. This is a guy who is tougher than he appears.
All this said, I did name my protagonist in this giant-alien story "David," so...[read on]
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